After seeing off King Xuan, Xiao Yuan became busy again.
Every day, he dealt with a large number of memorials.
Among them, there are many governors from various places, and of course there are also people who are flattering. I wonder if the king is eating well recently. I am worried about you, so you should take more care of yourself.
For this kind of thing, Xiao Yuan just glanced at it and threw it aside, and dealt with it as invalid.
It's human nature to flatter someone, but in his case, if you want to be promoted, you have to manage the place well and show political achievements.
In fact, the officialdom system of the Qin State has been very complete. Each ministry performs its own duties and there is no mutual blame. Just like the Ministry of Industry, there is not only one Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, but there are many officials under him. Things are summarized to the Shangshu, and he makes decisions. To deal with larger matters, the king needs to make a decision.
In the public sector, if someone cheats, the consequences will be very serious.
For example, if a local official wants to make superficial political achievements, but the people's livelihood in the area under his jurisdiction is not good, but he still reports that his faction is prosperous, once it is exposed, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and his head will be lost at worst.
The days passed like this day by day.
On this day, Prince Qin’s Mansion.
"Your Majesty, I will be your king for ten thousand years."
All the ministers knelt down and chanted in unison. The main hall of the imperial meeting here seemed a bit crowded.
"Everyone is safe."
Xiao Yuan waved his sleeves and took a seat directly above.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." People shouted in unison again, stood up one after another, and then stood on the left and right sides.
"Is there anything you can do?" Xiao Yuan asked symbolically.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yuzhi stood up, bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, I have the foundation to start this memorial."
"Prime Minister, please speak." Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand slightly.
Liu Yuzhi said: "Regarding the issue of education implementation across the country, under the King's decree, schools in various places are under emergency construction. It will not be long before it will be fully launched. However, before that, several bachelors proposed that under the issue of the study of young children, , the first recommendation was the Filial Piety Classic, and the common people became literate, starting from this Sutra.”
The local bachelor's degree is a newly established official position. It is mainly responsible for local schools and is responsible for the improvement of education. It is equivalent to the current education director.
As the saying goes, filial piety comes first, and this is the foundation of being a human being.
After Xiao Yuan listened, he had nothing to think about: "Performed by a prospective bachelor."
"I am Wang Yingming." Liu Yuzhi said first and then said: "In addition, it is a matter of officers at all levels."
"Oh? Are there any shortcomings in our officer system?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.
Liu Yuzhi said: "It is not a system issue, but a knowledge issue."
"I will give you an example."
"General Guan Kui, a mid-level general with great military exploits. When the king led his army to counterattack Xirong, he was responsible for garrisoning Xiping Pass. However, he needed the military officers to help him read the king's military orders. As you can imagine, this is What kind of hidden danger."
Liu Yuzhi was not impeaching Guan Kui. On the contrary, he had a positive attitude towards Guan Kui's military exploits and was just explaining some issues.
Xiao Yuan's brows also wrinkled.
Liu Yuzhi continued: "The king has many generals who are capable of fighting, but most of these people are from poor families, with rough backgrounds, and illiterate. My king must pay attention to them."
He was right. Most of the generals of the Qin army were born in the ranks. To put it bluntly, they were born with mud-legged backgrounds. They dared to fight and fought. When it came to fighting, they were equal to each other.
Moreover, many people are born with the ability to understand military maps and lead troops in battles. This has nothing to do with literacy.
As far as war is concerned, the generals of the Qin army have absolutely no problems, but what Liu Yuzhi said must be solved.
After all, people go to higher places, just like Goldman Sachs. The more times he goes on expeditions with Xiao Yuan, the more he likes to read military books. This is a kind of continuous progress.
Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and then said: "Listening to what the Prime Minister said, it seems that he is implicitly accusing me of valuing military affairs over martial arts."
"How dare I, I'm just stating the facts." Liu Yuzhi said hurriedly.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan finally considered it and said: "I agree with the Prime Minister's proposal. In this way, even the middle and low-level generals of the Central Army must be literate! No matter if he says he is rough or reckless, , all reasons for refusal are rejected, it is summer now, and when winter comes, if there are any illiterate among the generals, they will be severely punished!"
"I accept my order." Liu Yuzhi saluted immediately.
Then, Ding Rong stood up, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Master Ding?" Xiao Yuan was slightly surprised. After all, Ding Rong was a senior official in the imperial court before.
The latter said: "I believe that although our country's current political system has been improved, there are still some problems with official salaries."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yuan asked in a condensed voice.
Ding Rong explained: "Nowadays, all countries in the world use the imperial system to implement official salaries. For example, if a minister is compared with two thousand dan, in fact, he only gets a few hu of dendrobium."
"The official salary mentioned by the imperial court is two thousand dan. This has created a phenomenon. Without two thousand dan, officials will find ways to get these two thousand dan. As a result, officials tend to consider their own interests first and often levy excessive taxes."
"Wei Chen believes that instead of doing this, it would be better to make this matter clear with real money and silver, increase officials' salaries, and effectively eliminate corruption."
His proposal was really worth considering. When Xiao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but let out a light sigh and started to think about it.
The other ministers also whispered to each other and began to discuss in low voices.
Ding Rong continued: "Take a first-grade minister as an example. The monthly salary can be 60 taels of silver, and so on. In this way, there will not be so many complicated and troublesome things. Of course, the specific amount needs to be decided by the king himself."
Based on the price at that time, the purchasing power of 60 taels of silver was equivalent to 60,000 yuan today.
Standardization of salaries and no more empty talk is worth considering.
After Xiao Yuan thought about it, he glanced at the ministers: "Do you have any objections to Lord Ding's advice?"
People looked at each other, and then a minister stood up: "In this way, it is indeed clearer, but one thing is that many officials, including ministers, have some servants in their houses. If the salary is only enough for an individual, In terms of cost”
This is also an issue that everyone is concerned about. Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, this matter must not be ignored."
In the feudal dynasty, if you want to have one husband and one wife, without servants and servants, it is simply impossible!
Xiao Yuan understood the problems of the times and immediately nodded and said: "You don't have to worry about this, ministers. The official salary is concrete and the salary remains unchanged."
To put it simply, the amount of this monthly salary in silver is the official's personal income, and the titles, merits, and rewards for political achievements still exist.
In this way, there is no problem in maintaining some servants and followers. On the contrary, they will receive an extra standard monthly salary of silver, which is equivalent to increasing the income of officials across the country.
When the ministers heard this, they immediately stopped talking and saluted each other: "Your Majesty is wise."
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